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Thread #49233 Message #742749
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
05-Jul-02 - 05:38 AM
Thread Name: Help: On Gravestones and burial
Subject: RE: Help: On Gravestones and burial
The 'Left shoulder' part of the question; they could be on watch for the devil or temptation. It is traditional, if salt is spilt, to throw some over your left shoulder, into the eye of the devil.